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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Julia is a 1977 film directed by Fred Zinnemann and adapted from one chapter of playwright Lillian Hellman's 1973 memoir Pentimento.Set in the 1930s, the film stars Jane Fonda as Lillian Hellman and Vanessa Redgrave as the enigmatic title character. An old childhood friend of Lillian, Julia has grown up to become a part of the "Popular Front" against fascism in Europe. The centerpiece of the film occurs when Lillian, following instructions sent by Julia, goes on a mission to deliver aid to the anti-fascist resistance in Nazi Germany — not a small deal considering Lillian is Jewish!The accuracy of Pentimento is questionable to say the least, but the film version was a success; it received eleven Academy Award nominations, winning three of them. Also appearing in the cast are Jason Robards (as Lillian Hellman's mentor/lover Dashiell Hammett), Rosemary Murphy (as Dorothy Parker), Maximilian Schell, Hal Holbrook, John Glover, and some unknown named Meryl Streep making her big-screen debut in a minor role — whatever became of her, anyway?Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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 Brother–Sister Incest: Lillian's friend Sammy tells a bizarre story about having sex with his sister Anne Marie (Meryl Streep's character) after his high school graduation. He seems to think it's an amusing anecdote.
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 Based on a Great Big Lie: As noted above, the film is based on a memoir of dubious accuracy. There is no evidence that Julia ever existed or that Hellman's secret mission in Germany ever happened. However, Muriel Gardiner certainly existed and her life story bears a striking resemblance to that of Julia. Hellman never met Gardiner, though she could have heard about her as they shared a lawyer for many years. This would seem to suggest that Hellman fictionalized someone else's life without permission and then inserted herself into the story for good measure. For the rest of her life, Lillian Hellman would maintain that the story was true and that Muriel Gardiner was not the inspiration for Julia.
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